Innovation


Recent Innovation Slideshows

10 Steps to Greener Packaging

Thinking of going green? Switching to eco-packaging can be tricky. These steps will make the process a little smoother.  View slideshow

From Metal Factory to Architectural Innovator

How one man built his family's small manufacturing plant into the go-to metalworking studio for the world's premier architectural projects.  View slideshow

5 Augmented Reality Campaigns We Love

Augmented reality allows brands to interact with consumers in a new and unique way. Here are five campaigns that got our attention.  View slideshow

Ready for Liftoff?

We've all seen futuristic gadgets in movies and TV shows and wished we had one. These entrepreneurs have gone a step further, developing real-life versions o...  View slideshow

Six Tips to Design a Cool Office

Six inventive architects share their secrets on how to create an innovative, efficient—and swanky—workplace.  View slideshow

Entrepreneurs We Love…Because They're Creating a Cleaner, Greener Life

To the men and women who light up the dark, keep us healthy, and create innovative solutions to everything from poverty to street-cleanup.  View slideshow

2010: The Year in Innovation

A look at fascinating breakthroughs that promise to slash automobile emissions, make harnessing the sun's power less costly, and even help kids learn how to ...  View slideshow

Making the Coolest Use of Space

The cubicle is officially out. What's in? Walls that move, plentiful collaboration spaces, and flexible seating arrangements. Oh, and alternate modes of indo...  View slideshow

Innovative, Functional Flagships

Warehouses, showrooms, and hundreds of offices: These supreme spaces do it all in style.  View slideshow

Innovative Office Interiors

Playful shapes and colors abound in these entries. You can be there are no beige cubicles in these inventively designed workplaces.  View slideshow

The Coolest Converted Office Spaces

From a derelict barn to an airy design studio; from a vintage city utility headquarters to a LEED-certified office gallery. Meet the masters of repurposing.  View slideshow

The Best Green Offices

From a futuristic eco-atrium to using exclusively second-hand furnishings, these offices are so environmentally friendly that workers can feel green all over.  View slideshow

The Coolest Home Offices

Go climb a tree...to your office. These outstanding home workspaces are refreshingly creative.  View slideshow

Groupon's Expansion Strategy

In its quest to become the global powerhouse of online daily deals, Chicago-based Groupon is buying up copycat websites overseas.  View slideshow

The Coolest New Office Furniture

Office furniture designers are rolling out their 2011 lines this fall. Here are some of our favorite new products.  View slideshow

6 Cool Crowdsourcing Business Tools

The founders of Crowdflower and Samasource explain how to leverage the power of distributing large amounts of simple work through the cloud.  View slideshow

The Next Big Ideas: Cool Products from the Coolest Young Entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurs featured on Inc.com's 30 Under 30 list this year have brought to market a variety of products.  View slideshow

Highlights from Chat Series on Innovation

Inc. 's series of live chats on innovation offered a wealth of business tips and information from such entrepreneurs as Jake Nickell of Threadless, Jas...  View slideshow

Youngstown, Ohio: A Photographer's Journal

Once a city of mansions and gilded theaters, Youngstown, Ohio, has been in decline since the collapse of the steel industry in the 1970s. Greg Miller photogr...  View slideshow

4 Kinetic Energy Start-ups

What if you could recharge your iPhone simply by taking a walk or a ride on your bike? That's the pitch made by the start-ups that are creating new devices t...  View slideshow

The Apple iPad and Its Rivals

Apple's new iPad may be getting all the attention, but it's not the only noteworthy tablet hitting the market this year. Here is a look at the iPad and 4 of ...  View slideshow

Inc. 500 Update: GATR Technologies in Haiti

This Huntsville, Alabama-based telecommunications company designs and produces inflatable satellite systems that can be quickly deployed for high-bandwidth c...  View slideshow

The Smartest Products of the Decade

These products revolutionized the way we spend our time -- technologically, culturally, and beyond. A look back at the decade that brought us the iPod, Netfl...  View slideshow

The Dumbest Products of the Decade

The 2000s were a decade of great innovation. These products weren't part of it. Remembering Crocs, the Segway, and other comical wares that will keep us laug...  View slideshow

The 10 Most Creative Business Cards

A look at memorable business cards that feature origami, die cuts, and even stainless steel.  View slideshow

2009: The Year in Innovation

From rooftop wind turbines to retinal implants that transmit images to the blind, here's a look at some of the most innovative technologies of 2009.  View slideshow